Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

UFC two-division champion Amanda Nunes

UFC Star Amanda Nunes Hopes To Test Negative For COVID-19 To Fight Spencer At Saturday’s UFC 250

June 4, 2020 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Felicia, Nina Ansaroff

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Like all fighters at Saturday’s UFC 250 event in Las Vegas, UFC superstar and two-division

Lights

Las Vegas Lights Could Play As Early As July 11, But Virus-Testing Protocol, Schedule Format, Player Deal Need To Be Resolved

June 4, 2020 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Lights FC could be playing soccer games as early as July 11,

A look inside South Point Arena for the Professional Bull Riders team competition events in June. CBS Sports Netwpork will broadcast 40 hours over the four weekends of action. Photo courtesy of PBR.

PBR UFC

Pro Bull Riders, In Las Vegas For Four Weekends at South Point, Will Hold Country’s First Indoor Sports Event With Fans During Pandemic In South Dakota In July

June 4, 2020 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Ryan Growney, Sean Gleason

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UFC might be Endeavor’s most famous sports asset, but it was the company’s other sports

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Al Davis Memorial Torch at New Raiders Stadium Getting Fresh Air in Las Vegas

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Alan Snel Al Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders are giving the public a peak at the Al Davis Memorial Torch, which

Gambling UFC

Sportsbooks Are Back In Las Vegas As Tourism Industry, Strip Return To Life; Pro Bull Riders Come To Las Vegas

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Ryan Growney

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The sports betting windows were open for action at 8 a.m. Thursdsay at the popular

Gambling

Las Vegas Strip Hotel-Casinos and Sportsbooks Reopen Thursday Amid National Unrest, Coronavirus Pandemic

June 3, 2020 Alan Snel George Floyd

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Amid national racial inequality protests across the country, the Las Vegas Strip and some of

Night-time aerial photo of Raiders' Allegiant Stadium. Photo credit: Tom Donoghue

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Survey Season Ticket Holders On Game Day Fan Festivals At Stadium

June 3, 2020 Alan Snel Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Raiders are surveying season ticket holders to determine if the fans are

Column

Sports Reporters Can No Longer ‘Stick To Sports’ When NFL, ESPN, UFC Refer To Horrifying George Floyd Death That Has Rocked This Country and Spotlighted Racism

June 1, 2020June 2, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Donald Trump, George Floyd, Jesse Granger, Pete Alonso

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The party is over for the “Stick to Sports” folks, who want sports reporters to

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Opportunities to Bet on Vegas Golden Knights Are Out There

June 1, 2020June 3, 2020 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer of LVSportsBiz.com Are you ready for some playoff hockey? Presuming health safeguards to prevent the spread of

Bicycling

Bicyclists’ Unique Car-Free Good Times on Red Rock Scenic Drive End Today When Toll Road Reopens To Motorists Monday

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The bicycle party is over on the Red Rock scenic drive, which allows motorists back

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

Another day, another NBA arena idea in Las Vegas: During a quarterly earnings report call, VICI Properties execs said they’re teaming up with Caesars Entertainment on an idea to build an NBA arena behind three hotel-casinos in the center of the Strip just north of Flamingo Road.

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.